Comments on: The Bazaar by José Andrés – Los Angeles (Beverly Hills) http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/ My husband likes Astronomy. I prefer Gastronomy. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:53:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Russian Scorpion http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-287037 Russian Scorpion Fri, 01 Apr 2011 20:23:03 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-287037 Caution!!! - Petty theft is thriving here!! I actually used to enjoy coming here mostly for great food. Until the night my purse was stolen from my table, by someone who was sitting next to us with his group of friends. The security camera was right above us. However, management refused to show me the tape, call the police asap and try to track this person down via the credit card that his table paid with. They were uncooperative and plainly uninterested in resolving this issue and in helping me getting my property back -- my phone with all my contacts, different ID's, some cash and the keys to my place. you can imagine of time and money I now have to spend to try and renew all those things, however most of the business contacts and information are forever lost. In 30-40 minutes after my property was stolen I was forced to raise my voice several times to try to get their attention, BEGGING them to call the police so the report can be made and show me the tape from the camera. Well, guess what? They did call cops, but on ME!! What????!!! Are you kidding me?! I'm the victim here, not the criminal!!! In all this time they could have already gotten this guys info from his or his friends payment info -- it was a table of 4 or 5 guys not just one guy, call the police, make the report and maybe help young girl who now has to break her door down or at least call a locksmith for me, I mean something, right? But, I keep forgetting that in the REAL world things are not so simple. So at the end I did get that yellow paper that's called a "police report" in which the following was written -- Suspect has taken the property and fled into unknown direction... I guess folks, that's all I will ever hear.. oh and I was told I was not allowed on premises anymore. I was what?? Outraged?! You damn right I was! Wouldn't you be? and I guess I should frame this yellow "glory paper" so it can remind me of the "Protect and to serve" bitter sweet sentence. Anyway, guys enjoy the food and hold on to your bags and your "rights" , but you have to be aware of the fact that the second thing that you're holding on to so tightly is only an illusion... Bon Appetit! Caution!!! – Petty theft is thriving here!!

I actually used to enjoy coming here mostly for great food. Until the
night my purse was stolen from my table, by someone who was sitting
next to us with his group of friends. The security camera was right
above us. However, management refused to show me the tape, call the
police asap and try to track this person down via the credit card that
his table paid with. They were uncooperative and plainly uninterested
in resolving this issue and in helping me getting my property back –
my phone with all my contacts, different ID’s, some cash and the keys
to my place. you can imagine of time and money I now have to spend to
try and renew all those things, however most of the business contacts
and information are forever lost. In 30-40 minutes after my property
was stolen I was forced to raise my voice several times to try to get
their attention, BEGGING them to call the police so the report can be
made and show me the tape from the camera. Well, guess what? They did
call cops, but on ME!! What????!!! Are you kidding me?! I’m the victim
here, not the criminal!!! In all this time they could have already
gotten this guys info from his or his friends payment info — it was a
table of 4 or 5 guys not just one guy, call the police, make the
report and maybe help young girl who now has to break her door down or
at least call a locksmith for me, I mean something, right? But, I keep
forgetting that in the REAL world things are not so simple. So at the
end I did get that yellow paper that’s called a “police report” in
which the following was written — Suspect has taken the property and
fled into unknown direction… I guess folks, that’s all I will ever
hear.. oh and I was told I was not allowed on premises anymore. I was
what?? Outraged?! You damn right I was! Wouldn’t you be? and I guess I
should frame this yellow “glory paper” so it can remind me of the
“Protect and to serve” bitter sweet sentence.

Anyway, guys enjoy the food and hold on to your bags and your “rights”
, but you have to be aware of the fact that the second thing that
you’re holding on to so tightly is only an illusion…

Bon Appetit!

]]> By: Grab Some Grub: RH at Andaz « Smogger http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3046 Grab Some Grub: RH at Andaz « Smogger Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:02:22 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3046 [...] as the “Riot Hyatt,” the RH restaurant brings a healthier twist to LA dining. While other restaurants have experimented with molecular gastronomy, RH has taken a different route, opting for fresh [...] [...] as the “Riot Hyatt,” the RH restaurant brings a healthier twist to LA dining. While other restaurants have experimented with molecular gastronomy, RH has taken a different route, opting for fresh [...]

]]> By: Furniture Importer Man http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3045 Furniture Importer Man Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:50:34 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3045 There's some great looking grub on this page. I was out in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam recently on a furniture business trip and the food out there was out of this world. I was also shocked to see that they eat dog out there!! There’s some great looking grub on this page. I was out in Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam recently on a furniture business trip and the food out there was out of this world. I was also shocked to see that they eat dog out there!!

]]> By: Sam http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3044 Sam Fri, 01 May 2009 06:29:00 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3044 You definitely missed out in your choices. I was floored by bazaar - the cod fritters, dragons breath, scallops, veal cheeks, foie gras cotton candy, chicken toqatas (or something like that), hangar steak, and several avocado creations were all astonishing. Unfortunately you didn't get to experience these. I hope you get a better server next time! I would say it is less adventurous than advertised, as you say, but the quality of the dishes I had more than made up for that. You really must try again - go with someone who had a great experience next time. You definitely missed out in your choices. I was floored by bazaar – the cod fritters, dragons breath, scallops, veal cheeks, foie gras cotton candy, chicken toqatas (or something like that), hangar steak, and several avocado creations were all astonishing. Unfortunately you didn’t get to experience these. I hope you get a better server next time! I would say it is less adventurous than advertised, as you say, but the quality of the dishes I had more than made up for that. You really must try again – go with someone who had a great experience next time.

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3043 Gastronomer Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:57:39 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3043 <strong>Mr. Pink </strong>- Do explore the rest of the site. As you will see, I'm a very unpretentious eater. Chips and dip, which could have been elevated into something intriguing and fun, fell flat at The Bazaar. Jose Andres is looking to put on a show with his brand of restaurateuring, and these chips and dip were just plain boring. If a restaurant classifies itself as "molecular gastronomy," then molecular gastronomy it is. Mr. Pink - Do explore the rest of the site. As you will see, I’m a very unpretentious eater. Chips and dip, which could have been elevated into something intriguing and fun, fell flat at The Bazaar. Jose Andres is looking to put on a show with his brand of restaurateuring, and these chips and dip were just plain boring.

If a restaurant classifies itself as “molecular gastronomy,” then molecular gastronomy it is.

]]> By: Mr. Pink http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3042 Mr. Pink Sat, 04 Apr 2009 14:24:36 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3042 "I, on the other hand, didn’t come to a four-star restaurant for chips and dip." I believe that you are limiting your food experience on your pretentious preconceptions of what you think a dining experience should be. Go for fun, tasty food in any form that you can get it. Also, there needs to be a stop to this "molecular gastronomy" classification. Would you call eating mayonnaise a "molecular gastronomy" experience? Absolutely not, but there is a chemical process that happens when oil and egg are beaten, it's the same with the products that are used in "molecular gastronomy", just new ways in utilizing them. “I, on the other hand, didn’t come to a four-star restaurant for chips and dip.” I believe that you are limiting your food experience on your pretentious preconceptions of what you think a dining experience should be. Go for fun, tasty food in any form that you can get it. Also, there needs to be a stop to this “molecular gastronomy” classification. Would you call eating mayonnaise a “molecular gastronomy” experience? Absolutely not, but there is a chemical process that happens when oil and egg are beaten, it’s the same with the products that are used in “molecular gastronomy”, just new ways in utilizing them.

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3041 Gastronomer Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:04:06 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3041 Thanks, <strong>Fiona</strong>! My friend Jon actually sent me the same link earlier this week. I agree that the pictures are most excellent. The heaps of praise, on the other hand, I just can't relate to. Thanks, Fiona! My friend Jon actually sent me the same link earlier this week. I agree that the pictures are most excellent. The heaps of praise, on the other hand, I just can’t relate to.

]]> By: Fiona http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3040 Fiona Fri, 03 Apr 2009 18:28:55 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3040 Another review just appeared here: http://www.nosaladasameal.com/2009/04/bazaar-by-jose-andres-la.html You might find it interesting, and the photos are fun. Another review just appeared here: http://www.nosaladasameal.com/2009/04/bazaar-by-jose-andres-la.html

You might find it interesting, and the photos are fun.

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3039 Gastronomer Mon, 30 Mar 2009 03:10:29 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3039 <strong>TonyC </strong>- Almost all of the dishes that we ordered were highly praised by our waitress. Booooo! TonyC - Almost all of the dishes that we ordered were highly praised by our waitress. Booooo!

]]> By: TonyC http://gastronomyblog.com/2009/03/26/the-bazaar-by-jose-andres-los-angeles-beverly-hills/#comment-3038 TonyC Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:11:44 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/?p=2700#comment-3038 o man.. you definitely ordered some of the misses (sweet potato flakes & the lamb) but please try other seafoods next time. That said, the foie sandwich was pretty darn good IMO. I'd love a foie banh mi again sometime this decade. o man.. you definitely ordered some of the misses (sweet potato flakes & the lamb) but please try other seafoods next time. That said, the foie sandwich was pretty darn good IMO. I’d love a foie banh mi again sometime this decade.

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